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General Category => Politics & Current Affairs => Topic started by: Nearly Sane on June 04, 2024, 10:34:00 AM

Title: Book festival activists are making absurd demands over Baillie Gifford
Post by: Nearly Sane on June 04, 2024, 10:34:00 AM
Picking targets that don't appear that bad is almost guaranteed to lose support.


https://www.theguardian.com/business/nils-pratley-on-finance/article/2024/jun/04/book-festival-activists-baillie-gifford-divestment-fossil-fuels
Title: Re: Book festival activists are making absurd demands over Baillie Gifford
Post by: jeremyp on June 04, 2024, 11:57:27 AM
Picking targets that don't appear that bad is almost guaranteed to lose support.


https://www.theguardian.com/business/nils-pratley-on-finance/article/2024/jun/04/book-festival-activists-baillie-gifford-divestment-fossil-fuels

They need to remember that Baillie Gifford does not need to sponsor these festivals, but the festivals do need sponsors. This is something of an own goal.
Title: Re: Book festival activists are making absurd demands over Baillie Gifford
Post by: Nearly Sane on June 04, 2024, 12:04:46 PM
They need to remember that Baillie Gifford does not need to sponsor these festivals, but the festivals do need sponsors. This is something of an own goal.
Indeed, and that Baillie Gifford are not a particularly egregious offender will make a lot of companies think it's not worth the effort.
Title: Re: Book festival activists are making absurd demands over Baillie Gifford
Post by: Nearly Sane on June 08, 2024, 08:44:02 AM
Baillie Gifford pull out of sponsoring literary festivals


https://www.theguardian.com/books/article/2024/jun/06/baillie-gifford-cancels-all-remaining-sponsorships-of-literary-festivals